Keswick Film Festival

Osprey Short Film Awards 2016

Saturday 27th February 11am, The AlhambraFree Entry

“I feel it's very important for those of us who are established in films to make sure that we put ourselves out to encourage the next link in the chain. It's not difficult to put oneself out and it was greatly enjoyable watching their films and sharing their pleasure at the awards.”

John Hurt

What Are The Osprey Short Film Awards?

Each year at the festival we celebrate local film making by showing a selection of short films. A panel of judges select the very best
of these films and reward the talented film makers the prestigious Osprey awards.

2016 Films

The judges were very impressed by the high quality of the films, especially those from the younger independent film makers.
Deciding on the winners was incredibly difficult and one vote separated four films for the audience award.
It was a fantastic morning at the Alhambra, showing that film making talent is alive and well in Cumbria.

The prizes were presented by Rayna Campbell, director of Lapse Of Honour and an actress who has appeared in Waterloo Road, Scott
and Bailey and played the title role in the award winning film Layla Fourie.

Had fun this morning giving out Osprey Awards to young filmmakers at The Keswick Film Festival in Cumbria. All the films were brilliant. So much amazing talent.

Young Category (Under 19)

Winner

The Eleutheromaniac and the Nostalgic

Written & directed by Harriet Wigginton (7 mins 40 secs)

Eleutheromania – an intense desire for freedom – an emotion
we all feel to some extent, a wish for somewhere away from the normal hubbub of life.
For some it lies in the past with memories they cling on to remembering; for some it is away in the
future with a place, a destination, a state of mind they have not yet got to.
For neither is it something here and now, present and tangible, and that is the definition of desire,
to want something you either have never had or have no longer.
The Eleutheromaniac and the Nostalgic is an evocative and personal exploration of this concept.

Audience Award

Autumn Veil

BFI Film Academy in Barrow-in-Furness (8 mins 21 secs)

This tender short film is a coming of age story about a troubled teenager whose chance encounter with a kind stranger
marks a turning point in his life. The film stars Niek Versteeg, rising young star of teen TV series Wolfblood.
It also stars Alfred Hoffman as Hobie, who's successful career in film and TV includes feature film 'Caregiver'

This film was created as part of a 10-week long intense filmmaking course to 17 young people aged 16-19.

Highly Commended

Dearest Sarah

Holy Family Primary School (2 mins 51 secs)

Dearest Sarah is the product of the collaboration between Holy Family Primary School,
Signal Film and local animator and artist Ellie Chaney.
Based on a real life letter sent home from the trenches in WW1 from a soldier to his sweetheart, the stop frame animation is poignant and moving.

The Beast of Walney

Signal Starters/North Walney Primary School (3 mins 7 secs)

Peaceful windy Walney gets an unwanted visitor, it's the monstrous Beast of Walney taking residents from their homes and knocking cyclists off their bikes. Don't get in his way whatever you do! A mix of stop motion animation and live action fiction.

Wrong Take

Cooke's Crew 2015 (3 mins 47 secs)

A short drama which attempts to look at misconceived stereotypes.All the young people who created this film are from Barrow and aged between 11-16.

Hidden

Written & directed by Tom Read (1 mins 53 secs)

A young girl who is struggling to fit in at school finds a different way of escaping her depression. The forest. This forest is special to her. She has her own space in the forest. She keeps going to this place after school or whenever she is feeling down.

Perception 2

Written & directed by Matthew Wood (6 mins 43 secs)

This follow up to last year's award winning film explores three additional perceptions to show how different
one situation can appear by applying different genres to make it more exciting.

Open Category

Winner

Mourning

Directed by N. Andrew Elliot (8 mins 11 secs)

Following their Grandfather's funeral two sisters, Jackie and Alison, find it difficult to get to sleep.

Highly Commended

Don't Suffer in Silence

Unconventional Media Students (8 mins 55 secs)

Don't Suffer in Silence is a short documentary that
explores young people's personal experiences of bullying.
The film was made by Unconventional Media Students as part of the NADT 12 Week Filmmaking Course based in Wigton.

Mountain Rescue England and Wales

Directed by Dave Freeborn and John Hamlett (6 mins 13 secs)

A short documentary highlighting the work of Mountain Rescue, helping people
and saving lives from mountain tops and moorland to flooded towns and villages.
Mountain Rescue is made entirely of volunteers and can only exist with the help of public donations.

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Filmmakers Network

As well as showcasing great short films we also hope the Ospreys will provide opportunities for film makers to meet each other and possibly collaborate on future projects.
We have created a group on Facebook called the Osprey Filmmakers Network which we invite you to join if you have entered or film in the past
of are thinking of doing so in the future, or perhaps you'd like to get involved in some other way.